US Patent Issued on Sept. 29 for "Secure package drop box and method of using the same" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,871, issued on Sept. 29.

"Secure package drop box and method of using the same" was invented by Joshua Newholm (Detroit Lakes, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package-storing assembly according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an arcuate planar surface positioned adjacent an opening of a structure, the arcuate planar surface having an opening therethrough; and a security screen slidably engaged with the arcuate planar surface, the security screen supported to transition between a closed position and an open position, wherein the security screen inhibits access through the opening in...